Alexandria… Why? (1979)

Name: Alexandria… Why?
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1979-08-23
Duration: 133 min
Cast: Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Mahmood Al-Meleji, Mohsena Tawfiq, Abdullah Mahmoud, Ahmed Zaki

Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.

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Released 1979-08-23 · 133 min · Drama, War

Directed by Youssef Chahine

Part of Alexandria Quad

Cast

Mohsen Mohey ElDein as Yehia
Mahmood Al-Meleji as Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
Mohsena Tawfiq as Yehia's Mother
Abdullah Mahmoud as Mohsen
Ahmed Zaki as Ibrahim
Naglaa Fathy as Sarah Sorel
Ahmed Mehrez as Adel Bey
Gerry Sundquist as Thomas "Tommy" Friskin
Laila Hamada as Nadia
Farid Shawqy as Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
Zeinab Sedky as Grandmother
Ezzat Al Alaily as Morsi
Youssef Wahby as Sorel
Yehia Chahine as British Ambassador
Laila Fawzy as Princess Chahinour